Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste experienced exceptional climatic conditions for its 2016 vintage. Winter is marked by mild and heavy rain, leading to special attention during bud break. Then, the flowering was able to take advantage of a week with magnificent weather to take place quickly and evenly. We can still note a month of June with quite extreme temperatures (from 7 ° C to 36 ° C) and a rain stopping in mid-June. Then, until the harvest, raindrops will be extremely rare, thus causing a water constraint necessary to see the vines concentrate on the ripening of the berries. Fast and homogeneous, the veraison took advantage of the high thermal amplitude between hot days and cool nights, which allows the grapes to reach optimal maturity for the harvest, which took place from September 28 to October 13. With a deep and brilliant purple color, the 2016 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste releases intense aromas of black fruits on the nose, a pretty mineral freshness and subtle spicy and floral notes. It shows complexity, density and smoothness on the palate. The 2016 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste is fresh and balanced, before offering melted tannins on a finish of incredible length. Overall, this is a rich, complex and elegant wine.